Megan Rapinoe“It's pretty amazing to think about [being on the cover of the Body Issue], especially in the times we're in. Just think of how far we've come, but also the current climate. Not only are we female athletes, but we're dating as well. It's kind of bad-ass.”read the full interview

Sue Bird“Yeah, I think it'll probably be even more bad-ass later. A year, five years, 10 years, 20 years, to look back and be like, Oh, they were the first openly gay couple to be on the cover, to be in the issue.”read the full interview

Tori Bowie“Right now, I'm more concerned with the mental side of competition than with my body. I'm working on learning how to zone out the rest of my competition and just focus on myself.”read the full interview

Lauren Chamberlain“When I started to get good at sports and when I started hitting the ball really far, that's when my body image changed. I loved what my body was doing for me on the field, and that started to translate off the field.”read the full interview

Dallas Keuchel“This offseason, I gained 15 to 18 pounds, and I honestly feel like I'm a rookie now, my body feels that good ... As a baseball player, if I'm pitching 35 times a season, seven innings a pop, 100 pitches a game, I need some fat, I need some extra meat on my body.”read the full interview

Dallas Keuchel“I've been so infatuated with the biomechanical, Mad Max-type of scene. I wanted to do something where it portrayed me as what I view myself. And this couldn't have been any better than how I actually envisioned it.”read the full interview

Yasiel Puig“I can't worry about the things people around me say. I have always been free and transparent. Don't pay attention to the critics or the people who are outside the field of play.”read the full interview

Jerry Rice“I think I'm more muscular now than when I played football. I'm working hard on it. So many athletes just let themselves go after they stop competing. That was something I didn't want to do.”read the full interview